Product Description

Sedimentary Environments is one of the most distinguished and influential textbooks in the earth sciences published in the last 20 years. The first and second editions both won universal praise and became classic works in sedimentology. Since the publication of the last edition, the study of sedimentary environments and facies has made great strides, with major advances in facies modelling, sequence stratigraphy and basin modelling. The 3rd edition of this classic text will likely set the benchmark even higher, and needless to say, will continue being the textbook of choice for sedimentology students.

• The latest edition of a classic text.
  
• Incorporates all the latest advances in dynamic stratigraphy.
  
• Will remain the textbook of choice for upper level undergraduate and graduate students in sedimentology.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #174937 in Books
• Published on: 1996-10-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 704 pages

Review
"...definitely one of the best summaries and best written statements on the subject available today.... Every sedimentologist, stratigrapher, sedimentary petrologist and earth resources geologist should have a copy in their personal library." (Journal of Sedimentary Petrology)

From the Back Cover
Sedimentary Environments has been one of the most distinguished and influential textbooks in teh earth sciences published in the last twenty years. The two earlier editions won universal praise and became classic works.

Since the publication of the second edition, knowledge and understanding of the importance of external controls on sedimentary environments has blossomed. This edition therefore places greater emphasis on sequence stratigraphy, architectural elements and allocyclic controls while retaining an extensive coverage of environments and the processes that operate within them. This should ensure that this edition sets a further benchmark in sedimentary geology.

Reviews of the second edition

′...required reading for the professional geologist along with any serious graduate or senior undergraduate student.′
––Journal of Sedimentary Petrology

′Every sedimentologist who practices the study of facies and environments should have this edition on his or her shelf.′
––Sedimentary Geology

′It is a must for university libraries as it forms an excellent basis for the subject.′
––Earth Science Review

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive Advanced Sedimentology Textbook
This book is not for the faint hearted Sedimentology student, it is densely packed with information and perfect for those who have a basic foundation in Sedimentology and wants more detailed knowledge. It has a much better section on carbonate sedimentology than Boggs which severely under provides in this topic. An excellent resource for those who already have the foundational knowledge.

Fantastic Resourse for Sedimentologists
Apsoultly brilliant book for sedimentolgists, packed full of seperate depositional environemts and facies analysis. This book affers a wealth of knowledege from evaporitic structures to deep sea pelagic deposition.

Reading has created a brilliant source book for undergraduates, postgraduates and others which can be used to study the primary stratigraphic principles to the understanding how different depositional settings lead to seperate geological features. The book lists all the main environments giving detailed analysis of the features involved.

This book is essential reading from the beginnings of sedimentology to industry geology, where even as a resource this book is an essential.

postgrad
Great book for postgraduate students in geoscience. it contains literallly everything you need for sedimentology exam